Tag: Data

2023 Census ‘ll generate data for National Planning

Emporium Reporters

The Federal Government is to procure adequate data for national planning and development of the country through the successful conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census. The Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission (NPC), Akwa Ibom, Mr Benedict Ukpong, said this during a meeting with media executives in Uyo on Tuesday. Ukpong said that in spite of the postponement of the exercise by the immediate past, President Muhammadu Buhari, the Commission is doing everything possible to sustain and reinforce the relevant activities to the successful conduct of the 2023 census.…

ICIR, NUJ FCT Correspondents Chapel train over 100 Journalists on Fact Checking Data,Multimedia Journalism

Emporium Reporters

The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) in collaboration with the FCT Correspondents’ Chapel has begun the training of 100 journalists on data journalism, fact checking, open source investigation, mobile and multimedia journalism among others. The Master Class training is designed to expose journalists to the fundamentals, principles and rudiments of modern day journalism instead of conventional way of storytelling and narrative journalism. The training program is part of an initiative by the newly inaugurated executive of the Chapel sworn in on 21st of May 2022, to build the capacity…